Saturday, July 16, 2016

SSS Masterpiece Box Blog Hop and Giveaway

Good morning! I feel like I have been bursting at the seams waiting to share this hop today! By now you have probably heard about the amazing new product from Simon Says Stamp called the Masterpiece Box - full of new unreleased products from some of your favorite companies!

I was super excited to open my package and see the brand new Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs stamp set - I'm pretty sure I squealed out loud! Haha! I put together a fun set of cards with these - AND...if you scroll down to the bottom, you will also see a card made with the new Mama Elephant set that was enclosed as well! 


I colored these dogs in rainbow colors - I figured if they were crazy, they could be any color I wanted, right? I stamped and fussy cut them out to start with - then had fun lining them all up - in rainbow order of course! :)


Next, I grabbed my card bases, stamped the dogs again (so that all the extra parts outside the lines would show), added some HILARIOUS sentiments from several older SSS stamp sets, and used some Warm Gray Copics to color the ground under them. 


THEN, I used a glue pen to glue down the colored version over the top. Finished off with a good coat of Glossy Accents on the eyes, noses, tongues (where applicable), and tags on the collars. I'm SOOO seriously in love with these - and had TONS of fun mixing up the sentiments to match the personality of the dogs! Here are individual photos of each of them - and a close up to show the Glossy Accents and what that adds to each image:













Haha! Are you laughing yet? Are you still here to see one more card? I hope so! Next up I have this darling little Mama Elephant card - aren't those ninja's ADORABLE???


I stamped them in Versamark ink a few times to get a nice dark and crisp image on my watercolor paper - using my MISTI for perfect alignment. Then I sprinkled on some clear sparkle embossing powder to add a bit of shine. Added some watercolors and splatters around them - love how it makes them pop!


Next I used some of the hearts from inside the SSS Stacked Hearts Die, glued them down, and coated them with Glossy Accents - they almost look like enamel dots! The sentiment was heat embossed in white on a strip of black cardstock.


Here is the rest of the blog hop lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Heather Hoffman (You are HERE)

That's it for me today! I will be back soon to share more projects using some of the goodies in this amazing set! Make sure and leave a comment before you leave to be entered in the giveaway. Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible. Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!



365 comments:

  1. Heather, your cards are so fun!! I adore the Crazy Dogs and the sentiments you paired with them! You always do such a fabulous job and I enjoy seeing your creations!

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  2. Those dogs sure do make me smile - you did an amazing job showcasing the new products!

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  3. LOL...those crazy dogs are adorable! Love how you've colored them. I love the Ninja card...so cute!

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  4. I like the dogs in all those crazy colors. Wonderful coloring too

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  5. Oh my goodness these crazy dogs are fantastic. The sentiments are absolutely perfect!

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  6. Those pups are too cute! I'm kinda partial to the purple one. Love your darling Ninja's, too.

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  7. Love love these colorful dogs! You did a fab job and yes, you had me laughing with the sentiments! TFS I am getting to think this might be my favorite but so hard to choose you know! Birds or dogs or....

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  8. seriously love them all. your fun coloring of the dogs is perfection!

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  9. The Tim Holtz Dogs are my fav & you wonderfully colored them.
    Have a Bee-utiful day!
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  10. Oh my those cards made me smile! I love the colors you chose and the way they pop off the card! fabulous! Thank you for sharing.

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  11. Oh yes Heather, I'm definitely laughing - love, love, love your cards using the fun Crazy Dogs images! Your ninja card is adorable too! Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  12. Those dogs just made me smile so big and the sentiments were perfect. And if i can I'm definitely getting those cute tiny Ninjas. Thank you for your work and giving us all inspiration.

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  13. Simply adore those multicolor dogs. Oh so cute!

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  14. Crazy colors for crazy dogs. Fab idea.

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  15. I love the crazy dogs and the colors just love the collection!

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  16. such fun coloring of those crazy dogs!!

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  17. Awesome cards. I loved all the Crazy Dogs.

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  18. although i'm a cat person, those doggies are so cute, i want them ;-) i love your color choices, really cartoon like, fabulous makes!

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  19. Love the dogs! What a great way to use them!

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  20. LOVE LOVE LOVE your crazy dog cards.

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  21. The dog cards are so adorable. Thx for sharing.

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  22. I love your crazy coloring and your pairing of sentiments with the dogs is PERFECT!!! LOVE!

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  23. The dog set is my absolute fav! I love how you colored these and made such adorable cards!

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  24. Love the dog cards, they are so cute! Great job!
    Valerija xx

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  25. Fun! These are all so cute. I love them in rainbow colors. And great job matching sentiments to the dogs' expressions.

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  26. SUPER CUTE CARDS! Love, love, love! :)

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  27. Love these dogs of various colors - thanks for helping me see them outside the box!!

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  28. Those dogs just give me the giggles!!

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  29. Every one of the cards is just so much fun. I love those crazy dogs. Their expressions are the best. The ninjas are just adorable.

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  30. Oh my those colourful dogs are wonderful. Great job.

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  31. Great cards! The sentiments really go with the dogs, don't they?

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  32. Those dogs are so much fun. You picked great sentiments to go with them.

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  33. OMW! I now for sure have to have those crazy dogs. I love every one of your cards and I have so many people that would love to get a dog card. So very cute. TFS.

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  34. Super impressed what you did with those adorable dogs!! TFS!!

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  35. The crazy dogs look even more crazy in a rainbow of colors!

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  36. You beat me too it-colored my dogs last night now card making today-FUN FUN. Have a woofonderful day!!!

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  37. Love the Tim Holtz crazy dogs!!!!

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  38. Heather, your line up of colorful dogs is just the cutest, and your sentiments fit each dog's personality. Not a Ninja fan but your card is a real stand-out. Great post, Heather!

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  39. Your cards look so fun, love how you matched up all the sentiments!!

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  40. Dogs are so naturally just goofy. And these cards embody the dog character so perfectly. Love the coloring too. Thanks for inspiring!

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  41. Love the set of dog cards! They are so fun! And those ninjas are too cute!

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  42. Love those crazzzzy dogs!!! Thanks for the post. Cute cards!

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  43. What fun, cute and colorful cards!!

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  44. Absolutely love those crazy dogs!!! I pre ordered my set already!!! The ninjas are a riot!

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  45. I really love all of the sentiments with all of your colorful dogs! Super cute and that ninja card is just perfection. I need those stamps!

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  46. Super cute and fun cards, I love all the sentiments you gathered from your stash for these wonderfully colored dogs!

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  47. Those dogs in rainbow colours are AWESOME and so much fun!

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  48. I have those sentiments!!! YAY! what a great idea to put them with those crazy dogs!!! love love love the idea - way to stretch my sentiments - thank you for the great ideas! your cards are awesome

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  49. What whimsical, fun cards! Gotta get me those sentiments, lol. Thanks for showcasing your talent.

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  50. I'm so glad I went through all the blog hop to see your colorful dogs!! What a wonderful idea with the sentiments! Really good idea - loved them!

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  51. You really did a great job matching the Crazy Dogs with the sentiments, now I need those, too:)

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  52. I still I still have a smile on my face from your adorable dog cards!

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  53. Oh I love your rainbow of dogs.... How cute are those! And who can resist a ninja ... Love your work :)

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  54. All the cards are awesome. Particularly like the rainbow crazy dogs.

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  55. OMG, totally love your dog cards! They are simply adorable!

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  56. You know I adore everything you make! These are just off the charts cute! OH, and don't get me started with the ninjas! HA! :) I hope you have an awesome day. :)

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  57. Love what you did for the dogs! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  58. Your dog house must be built of cards also! Love the colors.

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  59. OMG..those dog cards are adorable & I love the crazy colors you used on them!! And those ninjas...equally as cute!!

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  60. OMG! What awesome cards you made. Great job they are so adorable.

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  61. Love those crazy pups....and the other card is so cute.

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  62. Your crazy dog cards just put a smile on my face, they are so funny.

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  63. I love your use of color on the dogs.

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  64. Your sentiments matched the dog expressions perfectly! The way you shaded under the dogs added just the right touch. I hope I will be able to duplicate that technique. All your dogs gave me a smile!

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  65. I so have to get those dogs...and the sentiments were great!

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  66. I love the black and white dogs before you added color. That would be great to give to a kiddo with a couple crayons. Your cards are awesome!

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  67. Super CUTE cards! I love the idea of getting new releases early in the Masterpiece Box!

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  68. I like your coloring a lot- thanks for sharing and for the chance to win! LOVE the NINJA set the most!!

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  69. I love how you brought the Crazy Dog stamps even more to life!! And those ninjas... so cute!!

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  70. I love how you brought the Crazy Dog stamps even more to life!! And those ninjas... so cute!!

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  71. OMGosh these are all so super cute!!!

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  72. love love love all the dog cards -they say it all

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  73. The crazy dog cards are a top of the list favorite.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  74. I absolutely LOVE THESE CRAZY DOGS! Love how you colored them in a rainbow of colors! Love them in black and white too! These are going to make great guy cards! You did an awesome job with them. Thanks for showing me how to step out of the box!

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  75. Great colors and cards. Love the colors you used for the dogs so fun!And the ninjas are adorable!

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  76. The cards you made with the dogs are just too cute, Heather! LOVE the rainbow colors and the sentiments are such fun with their comical faces.

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  77. Thoroughly enjoyed looking and smiling at your Tim Holtz crazy dog cards. I have the others in the set and love inking them up to create fun cards:)

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  78. This is a colorful bunch. thanks for sharing such cuteness.

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  79. I love all of the cards! Especially love the colored dogs, they remind me of my favorite Dr.Seuss book Go, Dogs Go! :-)

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  80. Love your colorful crazy dogs. Thanks for the inspiration

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  81. Wow, such fun cards! Love your take on the Tim Holtz stamps and color schemes! Yes, the ninja set is growing on me, so fun!

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  82. Love the doggie cards. Just great!

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  83. Love, love, love your colorful crazy dogs and those sentiments are perfectly matched for their expressions. Thank you for the inspiration!

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  84. Over the moon about this fantastic dog card set...just too cool. And those ninjas...just say it's a winner.

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  85. love the crazy colors on the dogs and the ninja card is adorable!

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  86. Tim Holtz did a wonderful job with this set of dogs. I love this entire collection. I would own the entire collection if I was not on a limitied income.

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  87. Great cards. Love the crazy dogs. and the ninjas was too cute.

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  88. Oh my goodness - those vivid dogs are the cutest and best things I've seen!!!

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  89. When I first saw the box I was so excited about the "Crazy Dog" stamp set. But now after hopping through all the blogs I can't decide which is my favorite. So many great stamp sets!

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  90. Great card set. Those Crazy Dogs are so funny.

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  91. I love your cards and I love the Tim Holtz crazy dogs stamp set. Tfs and the chance to win the giveaway

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  92. Fantastic cards, love the Crazy Dogs!

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  93. Oh my word!! These Crazy Dog cards are the best!!!!!

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  94. Oh my Heather, your cards brought a smile to my face. What an assortment of cute, cute cards. Thanks for sharing and a chance to win.

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  95. Fun cards, love the crazy dogs!

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  96. Super cute set of cards using the crazy dogs stamp set! I love the fun sentiments. Very cool ninja card too! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  97. LOL, you sure had fun with those doggie stamps. Was smiling the whole time as I scrolled down the page. Well done. I pinned them all on my SSS board!

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  98. Love the crazy dogs in different colors - really adds to the craziness! ^_^ but those ninjas really have taken my fancy and I love them so.

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  99. What a cute idea, Heather, of coloring the dogs in different colors! Great job on the coloring. Thanks for sharing them us AND for participating in this great hop and giveaway!

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  100. What a cute idea, Heather, of coloring the dogs in different colors! Great job on the coloring. Thanks for sharing them us AND for participating in this great hop and giveaway!

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  101. Love this set of cute cards! And I'm not even a dog person!

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  102. Cute, cute and cute. They are all wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  103. Love how you colored the dogs!

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  104. You were next to last the last on this blog hop but certainly not the least. I adored your cards and the sentiments were just perfect. Great, great job.

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  105. Funny cards with the crazy dogs and ninjas :)

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  106. Really like the colors that you chose for the dogs! Super cute! TFS!

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  107. What fun cards! Thanks for sharing the tip of stamping the image and then gluing the colored image on top. I have other stamps with shadowing that is difficult to cut around and never thought of this. The ninja card is too cute! Thanks again for sharing your talents!

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  108. Love your take on the crazy dog stamps! they make such great CAS cards!

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  109. Great one layer cards! Makes a nice set!

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  110. Oh Heather, you might have been last on the hop list but you have ended this with a BANG! WOWZERS, those dog cards are totally amazing! Just fabulous work my dear! I have spent the ENTIRE day (in my air conditioned room), doing this hop! I could NOT stop myself! WOW, what a hop and what a collection! Great work by everyone from SSS to the design team showcasing this collection, and everyone in between! Cudos to you ALL!

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  111. Oh my goodness.........LOVE your Crazy Dogs cards. The colors are amazing and the sentiments are terrific!

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  112. I love how you used colors on the dogs! The cards are Great!

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  113. love all the cute dogs in those fun colors!! and the ninja card is super cute also

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  114. Your Crazy Dog cards are so great - the sentiments match the doggy expressions perfectly! And, of course, the ninjas are adorable!

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  115. Beautiful cards! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  116. Fantastic cards! I love those Crazy Dogs, they make me smile - and don't they look great in bright rainbow colours!!

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  117. Ok, those dog cards are the cutest. I love the sentiments you used.

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  118. OMG, love your cards, they are amazing. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  119. Very cute cards! Nice coloring technique!

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  120. Wow, those colourful dogs are fabulous! Love the ninjas too. Really great creations!

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  121. Your dog cards are so awesome! Love the colors and those great sentiments! Fun Ninjas too!

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  122. Love, love all these crazy dogs.

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  123. Such beautiful and colorful cards ! 💕 The dog cards are hilarious 😆

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  124. What a silly cute end to a wonderful Blog Hop. I love your sense of humor.

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  125. I love, love, love those crazy dogs! Can't wait to get mine!

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  126. I love the crazy dog cards!!! That is my favorite set in the box (with the ninjas as the closest second).

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  127. Leave it to Tim H to come up with a "must have" stamp set. Those dogs are so darn cute - and you colored them in such fun colors. Love them all .... what great inspiration.

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  128. Wow, your crazy dogs were awesome! I can't believe you fussy cut all of them out! I think you totally convinced me to buy this set.

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  129. The colors of the dogs reminds me of the Go Dog Go book, they are awesome! Very inspiring, thank you!

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  130. Beautiful CAS cards I love the rainbow variety. I also like you're adorable Ninja cards.

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  131. Your crazy dogs are crazy CUTE! My favorite is the red dog - the sentiment with his face is hilarious!

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  132. Love how simple and how they just get to what they are. Good homemade cards.

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  133. Love your cards and the new dog set!!

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  134. Love how you colored the dogs with bright colors, so cute!!! The Crazy Dogs stamp set is so adorable!!! Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration!!!

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  135. Love those adorable bright colored doggies!

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  136. Your cards are too stinkin' CUTE! Love this bundle from all my favorite brands!

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  137. Your crazy dogs are just adorable!

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  138. Talk about a dog of another color... love the humor and the great tips on grounding the pups and having the stamp behind. I've forgotten thats how I used to do some things. Nice end to a great hop.

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  139. I finally made it to your blog!!! Oh my, did I get tons of inspiration from all the ladies on this hop! Your crazy dog cards are one of my favorites! I love the crazy colors you used to color them. This stamp set is on the top of my list! Thank you for sharing your talent!
    Elaine
    maxandshoji
    youtube

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  140. Crazy dog cards are just great!

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  141. I love all of these. Wonderful job.

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  142. HEATHER!! I am IN LOVE with your Crazy Dog cards!! My husband and I have sat here in our chair laughing at them! I think they are the most fun I've seen on the entire blog hop. The colors made each dog come alive. Such a pleasure to walk through your blog! Thank you for sharing your FANTASTIC creations!!

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  143. Love the dogs! The sayings just go with them perfectly!

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  144. I think Tim Holtz will be really pleased with these fantastic designs featuring the Crazy Dog stamps!!! They are fantastic. And the ninjas from Mama Elephant are shown equal skill (and fun!) on their card!! Great way to celebrate the Masterpiece Box Collection!!! :)

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  145. Great cards! I really smiled when I read your sentiments. TFS! kReN@afourthlife

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  146. Totally in love with the ninjas

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  147. Those Crazy dogs are sure to bring a smile to anyone's face.. love them all

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  148. Super cute Ninja card. Your Crazy dog cards made me laugh. You found the perfect sentiments to go with the expressions on the dogs.

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  149. Oh I just LOVE the crazy dogs,and the sentiments you've used for each one fits perfectly!I'd get so much use out of these stamps :-)

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  150. Seriously, these are the funniest, most hilarious rainbow dogs I have ever seen!
    You are mega talented!

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  151. Totally love these - I have the birds and cats & am so excited about the dogs. Your rainbow colours look amazing!

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  152. Your crazy dog cards are simply wonderful! I love how you matched sentiments to the design. Thanks for showing me how to get the more use out of the stamp! The Ninja card is adorable (hard to go wrong with that stamp set)!

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  153. Love those colourful Crazy Dogs! You have made a fun set even more funny with your colour selection. Love it. And like the sentiment of your card, those Ninjas have snuck end a way into my heart. You have made me love them with your bright colours. Thank you for making it hard not to go after that a Masterpiece box. I will be in the poor Ouse but it will be a colourful one!

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  154. I just adore all your cards. I'm just in love with the crazy dogs. Love how you colored them all differently. Beautiful.

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  155. Just love what you have done with those wonderful crazy dogs - fantastic

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  156. Love the Crazy Dogs set. You are gutsiest than I am on your bold color choices! Interesting!

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  157. Your dog cards made me laugh out loud! I've been making card sets to give as gifts - so these are great. Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  158. Live that you used all of the crazy dogs and you used crazy colors too! Thanks and have a great day!

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  159. Such 'colorful pals', those cards are too cute. Awesome coloring! Your work is just amazing!

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  160. Totally in love with the ninjas

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  161. What a happy way to end this blog hop with these cute and fun cards! It's easy to see that you had a good time with this kit! Love the rainbow colored dogs...just perfect!

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  162. Love that you did the dogs in all different colors!

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  163. Your Crazy Dogs cards are beautiful. I would never have thought of coloring them in all the different colors. You did a wonderful job with them

    Kathleen

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  164. Super fun cards, those dog stamps are irresistible and I really like how you were so creative with your color choices.

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  165. I love your dog cards! Normally my cards are very busy, but I love the simplicity of those rainbow dogs!

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  166. Those Dog stamps are darling. I especially like your color choices.

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  167. I love your fun, colorful, crazy dogs!

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  168. Craaaaazy Dogs! Very Fashionable colors as well. And I do love your Tiny Ninjas

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  169. super cute cards - great job on all those crazy dogs and ninjas!

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  170. That dog set of cards is way too fun! Love them in rainbow colors!!

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  171. Those dogs are just too much. Thank for the lol....................

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  172. Love that the crazy dogs are all different unconventional colors. So creative

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  173. You did an amazing job with the crazy dogs, so fun and colorful. I think I need to buy them too!

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  174. Great projects using these awesome products. Thanks for your inspiration.

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  175. Love those crazy dogs! You really had some with them.

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  176. Adorable ninja card!! And those dogs are so cute in the bright colors!

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  177. Love your set of Crazy Dog cards! So cute & colourful!

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